Eupithecia cretaceata

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Eupithecia cretaceata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. cretaceata
Binomial name
Eupithecia cretaceata
(Packard, 1874) [1]
Synonyms
  • Larentia cretaceataPackard, 1874
  • Eupithecia fenestrataMilliere, 1874

Eupithecia cretaceata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is widely distributed in Canada and much of the United States. [2] In Europe, it is found in France, Switzerland, Austria and parts of the Balkan Peninsula. [3]

Contents

The wingspan is about 26 mm. The adults are on wing from June to September in North America.

The larvae feed on the flowers and seeds of Veratrum viride in North America and Veratrum album in Europe.

Subspecies

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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia cretaceata (Packard 1874)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. Bug Guide
  3. Fauna Europaea